I'm Riding For

Rebecca Schofield (#beccatoldmeto)

On February 17th 2018 a young girl by the name of Rebecca Schofield ended her battle with brain cancer at the young age of 18 years old. She has left an amazing legacy behind her that has forever inspired me to spread more joy in as many ways I can.
I continue this June with The Great Cycle Challenge and will be dedicating my participation in honour of the Rebecca Schofield movement of #beccatoldmeto and encouraging others to continue spreading acts of kindness.
Each and every kilometre I ride this year is for the children living with and who have lost their lives to cancer. The more awareness we raise the closer we will be to a life without the flight.

16.9 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Tuesday, May 21, 2019

7.3 km ride - Spring Training Ride - Tuesday, May 21, 2019

22.4 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Saturday, May 18, 2019

Logged this ride 7 days ago

Something Different. GCC 2019!

14 May 2019

This years Great Cycle Challenge is going to be done a little differently then previous years and I’m here to tell you how.

Before I talk about this year though I will give you a recap of my story. In February 2017 I had the opportunity to meet Rebecca Schofield, a young person who was battling terminal brain cancer. The message that Rebecca was spreading however, during the time that she was living with cancer, was acts of kindness, in short through #beccatoldmeto This quickly became a message that spread worldwide and something I was indeed inspired by. After having met Rebecca and helping to spread her message, I registered for my first ever cycling challenge to support Sick Kids Foundation. It was The Great Cycle Challenge to be exact and it was something I stumbled upon and thought immediately #beccatoldmeto This was how I was going to help make a difference and make the world a better place.

In 2017 I raised just over $1,300 and rode a total of 228km on my unicycle in support of this amazing charity Sick Kids.

In 2018 I set a goal to raise $2,600 and ride 400km and I ended up smashing that dollar figure and finished with just over $5,000 for Sick Kids. I also met my 400km riding goal with a few kilometers over.

This year 2019 I have set a goal to raise $5000 since that’s what I accomplished last year. I have however, increased my riding goal by 100km to a total of 500km for the month of June. Ambitious? Yes. Possible? Most definitely. With that being said let me tell you why this year will be different.

On May 31st, the eve of the Great Cycle Challenge, I will be taking the Via Rail train from Toronto via Montreal all the way to Moncton, New Brunswick. The reason behind this destination is found 10min south of Moncton in the town of Riverview. This is where Rebecca Schofield lived and will be the starting point for my 500km unicycle adventure. I will also be riding in Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto and many more cities which I will be sharing closer to the date. I have already planned the first half of my month and have some ideas for the second half that I am still working out the details for.

I wanted to do something different this year that allowed me to connect with more people and continue to spread Rebecca’s message of acts of kindness while raising money for the amazing charity that is Sick Kids.

To date I have raised $1,305 of my $5,000 goal and am very confident that come next month the support will begin to grow as I embark on this challenge.

I ride in honor of the late Rebecca Schofield whose life affected so many and continues to inspire people worldwide.

The link to my fundraising pages can be find by visiting https://greatcyclechallenge.ca/Riders/ZachWells

Posted 11 days ago

21.1 km ride - Afternoon Ride - Sunday, April 28, 2019

Logged this ride 27 days ago

10.4 km ride - Evening Ride - Monday, April 15, 2019

Logged this ride 40 days ago

$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just hit $1,000 to fight kids' cancer! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 40 days ago

$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just hit $500 to fight kids' cancer! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 66 days ago

$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just hit $250 to fight kids' cancer! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 69 days ago

My Sponsors

Mary Searle

“So proud of you Zach!!! You are well on your way to reaching your goal. Honoured to be able to make this donation from Jim and I, along with Les again this year!!! Happy and safe travels :) xo”

$125

Received this donation 9 days ago

Zachary

Cathy Matttless

“God bless these brave children”

$120

Received this donation 78 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks very much Cathy for your extremely kind donation. ”

Dominic Favreau

“You are an inspiration to us all! I feel blessed to count you as a friend.”

$120

Received this donation 68 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks very much Dominic for your extremely kind donation. Your words are so nice too. Friend and colleague for life! Thanks again. ”

Karry Murphy

“You have a very big heart. It’s wonderful what you are doing in Rebecca’s memory and family. Good luck, Zach!”

$120

Received this donation 4 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks for your support and your kind words. ”

Marc Beaulieu

“Go get ‘em Zach!”

$120

Received this donation 54 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks very much for your extremely kind donation. I appreciate your support once again this year! ”

Cindy Camp

“Keep up the good work Zach!!!”

$100

Received this donation 66 days ago

Zachary

“Thank you, thank you, thank you. An extremely kind donation to help in my journey to $5000. You got me to $500 which means I now qualify for this years Jersey. ”

Gesina Flacco

$100

Received this donation 10 days ago

Zachary

Smith’s Shoes

“Great job, I know you will reach your goal.”

$100

Received this donation 53 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks Dad and Janet for your support again this year. I very much appreciate your kind words. ”

Steven Shinbin

$100

Received this donation 40 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks very much for your kind donation! ”

Tim O'Hara

$100

Received this donation 17 hours ago

Zachary

Becky Forget

“Zach, I work with your Mom teaching the motorcycle courses. This is a great thing you are doing! You honour your friend tremendously by supporting to find a cure.”

$50

Received this donation 21 days ago

Zachary

“Awe. Thanks very much for your kind donation and your nice words. Your support is greatly appreciated. ”

Anonymous

“Thank you for helping and contributing to a great cause! Planet earth needs more Zach!”

$50

Received this donation 17 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks for your kind words and anonymous donation.”

Christian Bergeron

“I wish you all the best!”

$50

Received this donation 2 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks you very much for your kind donation and words of encouragement. ”

David Little

$50

Received this donation 16 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks again Mr. Little for your kind donation. I very much appreciate you taking the time to do this. See you on the train. ”

Zachary

Michael O'Donnell

Zachary

Patrice Larose

“It’s not much but It’s from the heart. Like the joy you make on the rail with magic this challenge is absolute good and I thank you. You remind us « No man is an island »”

$50

Received this donation 11 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks for your very kind words of support Patrice. $50 is a great donation. Don’t think it’s not much. Each person contributes what they can. I’m very grateful that you took the time to do this. ”

Patrick Nemeth

$50

Received this donation 4 days ago

Zachary

Perry & Debbie Rockburn

“Good Luck in your ride, hope you meet your goal!!!”

$50

Received this donation 59 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks Perry and Debbie for your kind donation. ”

Thomas Cordero

“Best of wishes from Thomas, Lourdes & Charles Cordero”

$50

Received this donation 62 days ago

Zachary

“I know I wrote you via email to say thanks however I wanted to once again post a comment here as I have done with so many others. Thank you very much for your support again this year. It means a lot! ”

Cynthia Dunlavy

“A great cause! Have an awesome ride, Zach!”

$40

Received this donation 45 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks very much for your donation and words of encouragement. ”

Darren Schofield

“You’re awesome Zach! Thank you for dedicating your ride to Becca again this year. Keep up the great work”

$40

Received this donation 69 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks for your kind donation Darren. It is with great honor that I ride in Rebecca’s name. #beccatoldmeto”

Shari-Lee Searle

“Such an awesome thing you do Zach! You're amazing. Love Shari-Lee”

$35

Received this donation 55 days ago

Zachary

“I definitely thought that I replied to this comment however it looks like I haven't. I think I replied on Facebook though. Anyways, just wanted to thank you once again for your support, its very much appreciated. ”

Adria Campbell

“Bravo!!! Good luck Zach....love Grama xo”

$30

Received this donation 18 hours ago

Zachary

C4 - Judy Begley

$20

Received this donation 53 days ago

Zachary

joseph freire

$20

Received this donation 78 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks very much Jos for your quick donation. It’s very much appreciate. ”

Mark McCauley

$20

Received this donation 53 days ago

Zachary

Martine

$20

Received this donation 63 days ago

Zachary

“Thanks for your donation Martine. ”

Zachary Wells

“Kicking things off with my own personal donation to fight kids' cancer!”

$100

Received this donation 150 days ago

Zachary

I Am Riding For

Rebecca Schofield (#beccatoldmeto)

On February 17th 2018 a young girl by the name of Rebecca Schofield ended her battle with brain cancer at the young age of 18 years old. She has left an amazing legacy behind her that has forever inspired me to spread more joy in as many ways I can.
I continue this June with The Great Cycle Challenge and will be dedicating my participation in honour of the Rebecca Schofield movement of #beccatoldmeto and encouraging others to continue spreading acts of kindness.
Each and every kilometre I ride this year is for the children living with and who have lost their lives to cancer. The more awareness we raise the closer we will be to a life without the flight.